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4-Year-Old Girl Seriously Injured In Crash At Busy Long Island Intersection 4-Year-Old Girl Seriously Injured In Crash At Busy Long Island Intersection
4-Year-Old Girl Seriously Injured In Crash At Busy Long Island Intersection A child was seriously injured in an overnight crash at a busy Long Island intersection. It happened on Wednesday, March 24 at 11:45 p.m. in North Amityville. David Hernandez-Martinez, age 29, was driving southbound on Broadway with his sister and her daughter in a 2005 Toyota Prius, Suffolk County Police said.  The vehicle was stopped at a red light at the intersection of West Smith Street when it was rear-ended by a 2009 Infiniti, being driven by Cheresse Myers, age 37, of Brooklyn, Suffolk County Police said. Alexandra Ceron-Hernandez, age 4, was transported to Good Samar…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Suspect At Large After 30-Year-Old Shot In Broad Daylight On Residential Long Island Street Suspect At Large After 30-Year-Old Shot In Broad Daylight On Residential Long Island Street
Suspect At Large After 30-Year-Old Shot In Broad Daylight On Residential Long Island Street An investigation is underway after a Long Island man was shot on a residential street in broad daylight. The incident happened early Thursday afternoon, Dec. 24 in North Amityville. Quinton Davis, age 30, was shot in front of a resident on the 100 block of Jefferson Avenue, Suffolk County Police said. He was transported via a private vehicle to Andpress Plaza in North Amityville at approximately 1:15 p.m. He was then transported via ambulance to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip in stable condition, said police. Detectives are asking anyone with information on…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Long Island Deli Owner Becomes Second Person To Die From Injuries After Shooting Long Island Deli Owner Becomes Second Person To Die From Injuries After Shooting
Long Island Deli Owner Becomes Second Person To Die From Injuries After Shooting The owner of a Long Island deli is the second fatality after a shooting in which one other man was killed and two others were seriously injured. The incident happened on Saturday, Dec. 12 at around 6:10 p.m. in Copiague. Suffolk County Police First Precinct officers responded to a report of shots fired at La Vaquita Corp. deli, located at 2340 Great Neck Road. When officers arrived at the scene, they found four men had been shot inside the deli, police said. One man, Manuel Cruz-Hernandez, age 47, of Copiague, was pronounced dead at the scene.  The owner of …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
ID Released For Man Killed In Shooting At Long Island Deli ID Released For Man Killed In Shooting At Long Island Deli
ID Released For Man Killed In Shooting At Long Island Deli Click here for an updated story: Long Island Deli Owner Becomes Second Person To Die From Injuries After Shooting The identity has been released of the man killed in a shooting at a Long Island deli in which three others were seriously injured. The incident happened on Saturday, Dec. 12 at around 6:10 p.m. in Copiague. Suffolk County Police First Precinct officers responded to a report of shots fired at La Vaquita Corp. deli, located at 2340 Great Neck Road. When officers arrived at the scene, they found four men had been shot inside the deli, police said. O…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Suspect Nabbed In Fatal Shooting At Long Island Deli Suspect Nabbed In Fatal Shooting At Long Island Deli
Suspect Nabbed In Fatal Shooting At Long Island Deli A suspect has now been apprehended after one person was killed and three others seriously injured in a shooting at a Long Island deli. The incident happened on Saturday, Dec. 12 at around 6:10 p.m. in Copiague. Suffolk County Police First Precinct officers responded to a report of shots fired at La Vaquita Corp. deli, located at 2340 Great Neck Road. When officers arrived at the scene, they found four men had been shot inside the deli, police said. One man, who has not yet been identified by police, was pronounced dead at the scene.  Early Sunday evening, Dec. 13, Suf…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Suspect At Large After Teen Shot At Long Island Intersection While In Vehicle Suspect At Large After Teen Shot At Long Island Intersection While In Vehicle
Suspect At Large After Teen Shot At Long Island Intersection While In Vehicle An investigation is underway after a shooting that injured a teenage passenger in a motor vehicle on Long Island overnight. A 17-year-old male was driving a 2011 Infiniti sedan in North Amityville northbound on Warren Street, approaching 45th Street, when another motor vehicle pulled alongside the driver’s side at approximately 1 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, Suffolk County Police said. An occupant of that vehicle fired gunshots into the Infiniti, according to police. at approximately 1 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, Suffolk County Police said. The victim, who was in the rear passenger seat, was …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
High-Speed Chase Ends In Crash, Drugs, Weapons Charges For Long Island Trio High-Speed Chase Ends In Crash, Drugs, Weapons Charges For Long Island Trio
High-Speed Chase Ends In Crash, Drugs, Weapons Charges For Long Island Trio Three men are facing a host of drug and weapon charges after attempting to flee from police in an allegedly stolen vehicle on Long Island. Officers from the Suffolk County Police Department’s Firearms Suppression Team attempted to pull over a 2019 Dodge Charger at approximately 3 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 12 on Lowell Avenue in Islip Terrace. Police said that the driver, later identified as North Amityville resident Jasheem Pulley, 26, pulled to the side of the road, and when officers approached the vehicle on foot, he sped away before crashing into a brick monument located at the intersection o…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Passenger Inside Vehicle Shot, Critically Injured At Long Island Intersection Passenger Inside Vehicle Shot, Critically Injured At Long Island Intersection
Passenger Inside Vehicle Shot, Critically Injured At Long Island Intersection A 31-year-old man was shot while inside a motor vehicle driving through a Long Island intersection, suffering critical injuries. The incident happened just before 10:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13 in North Amityville. The victim, identified as Jerry Isme, of North Amityville, was a front-seat passenger in a motor vehicle that was making a left turn from Garfield Street onto Washington Avenue when several shots were fired into the vehicle, Suffolk County Police said. Isme, who was struck multiple times, was the only passenger in the vehicle. The driver was not injured. The driver transporte…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
30-Year-Old Seriously Injured In Hit-Run Long Island Crash 30-Year-Old Seriously Injured In Hit-Run Long Island Crash
30-Year-Old Seriously Injured In Hit-Run Long Island Crash A man was seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle in a hit-run crash overnight on Long Island. The incident happened just after 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25 in North Amityville. Suffolk County First Precinct Patrol officers responded to a 911 report of an injured pedestrian on westbound Sunrise Highway, near Bayview Avenue. When officers arrived on the scene, they found the injured man lying in the roadway, police said. The 30-year-old victim, whose identity is being withheld pending notification of next of kin, was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Isl…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Hit-Run Suspect Nabbed After Two Boys Seriously Injured In Long Island Crash Hit-Run Suspect Nabbed After Two Boys Seriously Injured In Long Island Crash
Hit-Run Suspect Nabbed After Two Boys Seriously Injured In Long Island Crash A 31-year-old woman was arrested after allegedly being involved in a hit-and-run crash on Long Island that left two boys hospitalized with serious injuries, police said. The two were among three boys riding bicycles on the shoulder of Express Drive North in Ronkonkoma, near the intersection of Old Nichols Road, when they were struck by the driver of a Ford Explorer at approximately 7:35 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 3. According to Suffolk County Police investigators, the driver - later identified as Hauppauge resident Shannon Palmer - then proceeded to speed away without stopping or checking on the…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Bicyclist Seriously Injured In Crash With SUV At Busy Long Island Intersection Bicyclist Seriously Injured In Crash With SUV At Busy Long Island Intersection
Bicyclist Seriously Injured In Crash With SUV At Busy Long Island Intersection A bicyclist was hospitalized with serious injuries after being struck by a teenage driver at a busy Long Island intersection, police said. First responders were dispatched to the intersection of New Highway and Walnut Road in North Amityville at approximately 8:15 p.m. on Friday, May 8, Suffolk County Police Commissioner Geraldine Hart said. According to police, North Amityville resident Cindy Barrera, 19, was driving a 2001 Ford Escape southbound on New Highway, when she struck a bicyclist, whose name has not been released. The bicyclist was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical …

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by Zak Failla
News
COVID-19: New Long Island Testing Facility Opens COVID-19: New Long Island Testing Facility Opens
Covid-19: New Long Island Testing Facility Opens A new novel coronavirus (COVID-19) testing facility has opened at one of Long Island’s hotspots for the virus. Beginning on Friday, April 24, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone announced that a new testing center - by appointment only - would be opening at the Elsie Owens Health Center in Coram, which has seen a rise in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in recent weeks. Earlier story - COVID-19: Latest Rundown Of Long Island Deaths, Cases, As New Testing Facilities Open According to officials, the new mobile test centers have been set up in hard-to-reach areas where communication …

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by Zak Failla